1st Edition
Athens A Rapidly Changing Metropolis in the European South
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List of contributors
Introduction: Athens: from conservative protectionism to neoliberal deregulation
Thomas Maloutas
Chapter 1: The economic role of Athens from different perspectives
Panagiotis Artelaris
Chapter 2: Occupational categories: changing social profiles and spatial patterns in the city
Thomas Maloutas and Stavros N Spyrellis
Chapter 3: The class, gender and generational profile of the city’s electorate
Maro Pantelidou Maloutas and Panagiotis Koustenis
Chapter 4: Between coexistence and marginality: migrants and socio-spatial change
Giorgos Kandylis, Eva Papatzani, and Iris Polyzou
Chapter 5: The transformations of Athens' housing market
Nikos Karadimitriou
Chapter 6: Building Traditions. The politics of labor-intensive house building in the postwar period
Konstantina Kalfa
Chapter 7: Urban heritage for the few: from Plaka neighbourhood to an unsustainable historic urban preservation model
Christos-Georgios Kritikos
Index
Biography
Thomas Maloutas is Researcher Emeritus at the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE) and Professor Emeritus at Harokopio University of Athens. He formerly served as General Secretary for Research & Technology; Director of the Institute of Urban and Rural Sociology and President of the Board of EKKE; and Professor at the Department of Planning, University of Thessaly). His research and published work are mainly related to housing systems and segregation/gentrification processes, with a focus on contextual parameters associated with changing welfare regimes and urban social stratification in the era of capitalist globalization.
